Microsoft patents AI to alter live speech and faces in real time
The system would let viewers personalize broadcasts by editing speakers' words and appearance on the fly.
What to know
- Microsoft patented an AI system that alters live video and speech in real time based on viewer preferences or set parameters, editing speakers' words and faces to match.
- Stated applications range from neutral (real-time translation, removing filler words) to culturally sensitive (eliminating regional dialects and colloquialisms like 'y'all').
- The technology raises concerns about deepfakes, erosion of evidence integrity, and creating personalized reality bubbles where audiences never encounter unfiltered speech.
The dispute No substantive disagreement emerges in the evidence; commenters converge on skepticism about the technology's risks. · positions read across 10 posts and comments
This technology poses serious risks for deepfakes, disinformation, and abuse that outweigh its legitimate applications.
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“Well that's one of the most terrifying uses of AI that I've ever heard of. Surely no one will abuse this for nefarious purposes…”
zephyrxero@layer8.space · Mastodon ↗
Real-time speech alteration threatens evidence integrity and discourages understanding of how people actually communicate across dialects and cultures.
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“this creates doubt about evidence, another barrier to learning about and understanding other people's point of view (even when it's coarse or accented)”
bolderbekah@mastodon.social · Mastodon ↗
“the patent does mention that an event's original live video and audio may be recorded and stored for the sake of "ground truth," nodding to potential misuse and confusion”
Futurism, Analysis · Futurism ↗
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Mastodon users express alarm about deepfake and abuse potential
Social media commenters flagged the technology as dangerous, with one calling it "one of the most terrifying uses of AI" and warning of abuse, while another highlighted threats to evidence integrity and cross-cultural understanding.
“Well that's one of the most terrifying uses of AI that I've ever heard of. Surely no one will abuse this for nefarious purposes…”
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Are we going to give our water, electricity and planet for massive data centres that will be have the power to change people's conversation even as they are speaking? This is as dystopian as it gets. Shut this fucking tech down now.
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Microslop files patent for AI that can alter what people say during live broadcasts That's exactly what the world needs - live deepfakes... 🤦🏻♂️ https://www. computerworld.com/article/4244 752/microsoft-files-patent-for-ai-that-can-alter-what-people-say-during-live-broadcasts.html # Microslop # Microsoft # AI # deepfake # dystopia # technology
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The part that worries me most isn't a "y'all" to formal wording swap, it's that two viewers could watch the same "live" event and hear different claims, with no shared record of what was actually said. If this ever ships, it needs two things by default: a visible, persistent on-screen indicator whenever audio has been altered in real time, and a…
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Patent describes dual-use applications ranging from translation to dialect erasure
The patent outlines legitimate use cases—real-time translation, removing filler words like "um," or erasing stutters—alongside more controversial applications like eliminating regional colloquialisms ("y'all"), offensive words, and misused terms, with replacements sourced from internet searches. The patent notes that original video and audio would be stored as "ground truth" to address potential misuse concerns.
“the system could be used to cut down on "personal words or phrases" like "coined terms," as well as "colloquial terms" like the term "y'all"”
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first by CXOToday.com, 10d ago · also Futurism
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Microsoft files patent for real-time video and speech alteration AI — Patent tracker Patentlyze flagged a Microsoft patent for an AI system that transforms live video in real time, identifying and altering speakers' words while editing faces and mouths to match. The system relies on set parameters or user profiles and edits audio/video before and after changed words for smooth transitions.
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first by Gizbot, 10d ago · also NewsBytes, India Today
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- Microsoft files patent for AI that alters live video feeds NewsBytes · 10d ago
- Microsoft patents AI that can change people's words and faces in live videos India Today · 10d ago
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first by Cybernews, 5d ago · also Gadget Review
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first by WION, 10d ago
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- Microsoft's New AI Could Change What People Say on Live TV, Then Make Their Lips Match www.techtimes.co.uk · 10d ago
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What people are saying 6 voices from 2 sites · best of 10 · verbatim
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I agree. It won't look perfect like on Star Trek. Even with simple sentences there would be lag or strange out of sync moments. I suspect the "technology" behind this is something that makes the obvious issues less obvious.
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So we're deep faking what people are saying, even when it's live. Surely we have to ban this kind of crap
- Nov 6
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"According to Microsoft, the technology could be used to translate live broadcasts into other languages, remove filler words, and correct slip-ups. It would also be possible to customize the system to individual viewers’ preferences and, for example, remove profanity, offensive language, or certain phrases." Are you ready to witness the collapse…
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The filing gives "y'all" and "bite the bullet" as examples of colloquial terms it could swap out. Replacement words can come from an internet search.
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Yeah, just slap a patent on this thing that could be used to spark WW3.... dont mind us, look over there
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“What’s so bad about hearing someone from the South say “y’all?”” But more importantly, this creates doubt about evidence, another barrier to learning about and understanding other people’s point of view (even when it’s coarse or accented), etc. https:// futurism.com/artificial-intell igence/microsoft-patents-ai-words-in-peoples-mouths